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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01

The | erfornners sitting around up>
on their trunks, dressing, are cos
mop1litan lot. Native Americans,
Yankees, wild westerners, MeXicans.
India, half eeds, Germans, West
Indians, Sou'h Americans, E94liSh,
Scotch, Irlsh, and representatives
from all tie nations of continentsI
Europe, and excepting only Russia
and Turkey. How they manage TO
live together In peace and harmony
is more than enc can quite under~
stand, but Quarrels are rare among
them. III Y are gr1at toastcrs,
however, these circus performers,
AM ortel engage in frie2dIy contests
Of skill or strength 10 buck up their
pretensions, and even IS ne look a
veteran of the ring is showing his
companions how he used to balance
himself while stPndiDg on bis head
in midaIr. Many Of these sre 81.
round performers. Athletes while
young, advancing years and failing
strength Of suppleness have com
PEELED them to cut their work &C
cording t. their physical ability,
Thus they take up one thing after
another, !er;!naciou5ly sticking to
the business, and willing to be dog
trainers at $25 a week if they can
not tumble at $50,ride a pad at 500
or do the bareback at 5000 to $3.50.
Circus performers are essentially
itinerants. Not only are they con-
tinually travelling from one city to
another, but they visit nearly all the
countries of the earth. After a per-
former has made the rounds OF
America fo- two or :hree seasons be
finds it advantageous to make trip
to Europe thus avoiding what is
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01


men "h' make the sale oi such box
- u Sp2c'ai'N. Their pisces ri husl.
ness are L" hc seen IN all quarters.
'ehet''., '''N eh"'Se some piece al
property WINCH through litigation
oF Otter causes mas not been ha'lt
upon "hefe the rent 1" trivial and
the tease 81 snort dA'c' and hny up
''' tue ON u 'N'S '"'' can ''f ""+'
ot' iIese tAel F9lca op anu sell al
cor 'S'dera'ir advance. ihefe ate
o'he'' IN tue business L""'''r' who
"'e' III Tie ue sense "' tue ""fd,
man VI ''' u ei'' '>''ne 81 '"' III con
''o' = AZ M" P'""'""'' 0"''''''S
uPo" i S'"a'' s'"'' "I'' DINERS
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01

anu III teiItHz SOu the sOieNiu
truth when | say that be put up th,
horses and walked into the house
and brought out a bag containing
5000 in gold. He sat down with
greedy eyes and pale lips, and wor
and lost until we had his last dollar.
There was no explosion when he had
parted with his last gold pitce. On
the contrary he volunteered the
statement that all had been fair and
above board. An aIterclap always
accompanies such events, however.
and we got out of the state just a.
be had secured warrants for our ar
rest.
The safest game worked in the
country to>day Is the counterfeit
money dodge, and gOodly nunber
Of fakirs are rolling up fortunes by
it. | supply myself with lot OF
III ~ C CHCog bhOS dIIt'
fves-and then appear iii some
small town as an agent, or detective,
or a stranger seeking recreation. II
requires only few days to SIZE up
the people. In every town OF 5000
inhabitants there are half dozen
men who are ready to deal IN the
queer If it can be done safely. The
money | have with me isg you under
stand, perfectly good. When | have
selected my man l exhibit the money
as counterfeit. | AN quietly sur
plying the stuff to a few good fell
lows at so much On the dollar. b.
fore lie buys | give him bill to take
to the post Office or bank. 1t passes
without question and he is elated.
| am ready TO leave Z dollar bill
wit nim as sample, hutif he gives
me an order to be filled two weeks
later he must pay me a certain sum
in advance, say $40 OF the hundred.
To prove 20 him that | have his in
terests and safety at heart, | pro-
duce a paper in which he makes me
bis financial agent to receive and re-
ceipt for ali mG0H9ys. Then give
him my note of hand, due some
weeks ahead, for whatever money be
pays me. and he rests assured that
the law caiinot trouble lin. His
order IS iie&er filed, Of course.
suppose lie kicks. lie has glveh
me power of attorney. have not
had a dollar Of the queer in my pos
session. The document is an effect
ual bar to his recovering or pro secut.
iCg. | have seen two or three tests
of it, and the fakjr came out with fly
Ing cOlOTs in each instance. IN nine~
ty-nine cases oat of a hundred, how
ever, the victim loses whatever be
has advanced without a thought of
raising row. He has been caught
iD bad company. He Intended to
swlndle his neighbors. He is amen
able to the law. He IS glad enough
to let the mater drop AMI say no
more ahout If and tho fakir UOas
from pasture t. pasture and rolls up
a fat bank account. When you read
in scme newspaper of the sharpness
and cutcneSs of the American peo-
pie just remember what have tod
you. No people are swIndled often>
er, AMI none hunger so badly for the
fakir anl his tricks New York
San Inter rview.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01
Packin. Roxes Made ont West

Space is so valuable to New York
merchants. and particularly those
engaged in dry goods trade, that
they prefer purchasing the packing
boxes in which they send off their
goods to making them upon their
own premises.
To manufacture a sufficient nun.
Der for their daily need would re
quire considerable room, aud the
rent for such accommodation wOnld
more than Offset the amount saved,
Therefore they purchase them from
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01
The Two Glasses.

There are two glasses, filled to the b1im,
On a rich mans table, rim to rim,
One was ruddy and red as blood.
And one as clear as the crystal flood.
Said the g'ass of wine to the paler broth
Let Us tell the tales of the past to each
other.
can tell of banquet, and reyeI, and
mjrth,
And the Proudest and grandest souls on
earth
Fell under my touch as though struck by
blight
Where was king, for ruled IN nigh 1t.
From the heads of kings have torn the
crown;
From the heights of fame I have hurled
men down.
have blasted many an honorcd name;
nave taken virtue and given shame.
have tempted youth with sip, a taste,
Ihat has made his future a barren waste.
Far greater than king am I,
'T lAan any army beneath the sky.
! have made the arm Of the driver fail,
Ana sent the train from the iron rail.
have made good ships 80 down at sea,
And the shrieks of the lost were sweet
to me.
For they said, behold how great you be.
Iane, strength, wealth, genius, before
Won fall,
F.T your might and power are over all
III Ito, pale brothcr," laughed the
"cao You boast of deeds as great as
u.c>"
Sa4 The water glass, Il cannot boast
Vi k'n- dethroned, or murdered host,
not can tell of heart once sad,
ny my crystal drops made light and
., "o~'s I've quenched, of b,ows I've
y, hands I've cooled, and souls I've
>a.cJ:
We eaped through the valley, dashed
down the mountain,
'''"ed IN the river and played in the
fountain,
sept IN the sunshine and dropped from
Tie sky,
ana eyerywhere sladdened the landscape
and eye.
nave eased the hot forehead offever and
pain.
nave made the parched meadows grow
FERTILE with grain
can tell of the powerful wheel of the
mill
nat ground out flour and turned at my
will;
p, o'A Tell Of manhood debased by you,
"'' lifted up and crowned anew,
'1geF, help, | strengthen and aid;
9'''''en the he art Of man and maid;
>', 'he wine chain captive free.
ali arc better for knowing me-
r' "FSe ale the tales they told each other
5.a>S Of VINE and it's pale brother
- I''y sat together hlled to the brim,
"'e rica mans table rim to rln.
-Ihe Maine Farmer
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01
METHODIST CHURCH.
Che Returned Letters,

Released from the CALLING fetters
Of love that never was true!
Do YOU smile at the sight of the letters
That now return to you?
The present is waking from sleeping;
The past is a romantic dream,
But to nc, IN my passionate weeping.
How real does the present seem.
The past and its by-gone hours,
Its rythm'cai. magical days,
Like a tree in the desert towers
Ger the burning and desOlate ways.
To the past are my eyes ever lifted,
Of the present try to forget;
But the past and its pleasures have
drfted,
Leaving only bitter regret.
Does a smile on YOUR scornful lips hove
Or does a tear steal into your eye,
Is YOU read the old love letters oeer
And think OF the days gone by:
As YOU sit there quietly reading
The words that made my heart beat,
Do YOU think how that heart is now
bleeding
Lying, crushed in the dust, at your
feet:
Do YOU sigh as TIE bright flame flashes
And curls round the words you once
penned
And naught is left Of the past but the
ashes
Of love that is dead and at end?
Richard Buckner Allen in Courier
JaurHal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01
FARMING THE >OlTEE.


Tie farmer from Engla@d, Scots
Inhd or 'he N"F'A "ou'd han himself
a"'"|c" "' "'''' '"'7 sun - 'o""y 10
ito Tor h'm. lhc souIH''" i'Tiner
mas Improve" ln"'" ]" '''e last
iNe '''s' ""' ~ - i ''"- way "o-
''''''' ''' '''' Il - Il - - ''"' ~
Is up Tue S''' ""''' Il o'S"' I"
p'o" IT, il' - S'''''e'' !" 'a"'"h
care vi MS ''"i'9 "''' rs P''7""H'
proper ~ "''' "' "''''''' '''"' ne
N''''' "''' '''''' " '"i'' '''' ""''
''io'e Juan ''' ''''e~' ''' '''' '''I"''9
""'' > ." - ','''' ''''''
= ''' " 'e''' ''' ''''''''' ''''' - ''.''''
'''' '''>' - "''''' - u ~
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~ % u WIN S'"' ''''''' l''-
""I'' OH '->0' ~ va ''' any ''''''
'0"' ~ any az Wv
i'"ii1''' wiz p''"'o' - N'''h
the 7h9hie9t show. LaH'7 ""Fted
by negroes as help IS SIMPLY uck cd
with the plow ana noe. OHnn" must
go on to 1t whether lhere - any real
heed u ho'' "n tue '''' ''' ~
er VIII :" ." ~ ~" i "'' 'u5 H''1'
"heh h- h'S " o"' u } IL . 'o'' - ''''
Iic'cs' co"'p'7''
t"ah MS i"'''e' vie.
u very poor WIN - '"' - 70'
Win to' northern 'a'iil'i' "''
plenty oi So"d i"hn" l'' 50. ''"'
Selma, ana theie are 9"on '"''
markets ior e'cr'tHnR ".'Cn '"'
farmer wants l" sell.
As an instance ol what may oe
done, a WoIvcIlre vii" used to I'VE
at Oxford. and VII" IS no" III nuSi-
ness ID Montgomery was tellihg me
OF man WHO bought large farm
on the Alabama ri'er and bnrdcred
himself with debt "t sZ0'Ooo- lie
agreed to pay thl7 sum ana interest
10 e'5ht years. lie had every do'iar
p"li In less thah seven ana Tue
money came from the sale ol the
products of his farm. Hay can be
grown here 90 per cent. cheaper than
In the north hecau7e three am iouT
crops can be cut, but fonr-hfths "t
the hay is imported. IL Is the same
with corn aAd otoer ththGS. hch
you ask q man WAY he doeHh gro"
these things he replies:
"Oh, L kno" | c"nIi ont We dun
got into the other way. lreck"n II
change next year.
Ahere are Sohe 'e" I"f"'e'7 "1'e
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01

him in his efforts to build up this
great state institution.
Persons wishing copies Of the pre-
MUM list can obtain them, pos.-pald
by addressing John Nichols, ESQ.
secretary of the society, at Raleigh
Observer.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01
THE ROoyiENG SOUTH.

1t appears that The great booming
section Of the United States at this
time lies around the Southwestern
end of the Appalachian mountains.
II That is not true there are many
lies about it. We don't know wheth-
I,r the really looming places lie
there, or they really lie about the
booming places. Scotland Neck
DEMOCRAT.
Whatever Is + shionable is popu-
lar Without regard to whether it t
founded in truth or stness, OF the
contrary.
This truth finds good illustration
in The generally accepted belief that
the South is enjoying az uncXam-
pied prosperity. 1t has become
fashionable to claim that our whole
section is on what is soQorouslV
termed - boom,' and paper after
paper takes up tie refrain and goes
a booming over the continent. There
Is very little foundation for the
claim. Taken as a whole, the South
is in the midst Of dire poverty.
Money is scarce, provisions are dear.
the rate of interest Is high, mort
cages cover farm and dwelling
houses, IOafng las become one nl
the most popular Of the professions
and Iistlessness of purpose and fee
bIeness OF effort characterize thou
sands Of those who give themselves
to toll in lhe varied department Of
active life. That isn't hopeful
picture, but It is real one.
Here and there may be found ex
ceptions to the rule. An active,
rush;ng phase Of life is to be seen in
portions Of the coal and iron regions
of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
In a few 0f the large cities there is
.,oo o,;ao,co If .r,r~th in mann.
featuring industries, and rapid
,,routh ;n oo,rlatior indicative #
co,n,r, iocl no md donle,ion o..
casional,v nnc hears or 4 farmer WHO
hos nm, n,lar foo, tho d.I,si,, that
tho r,o,., o,r;c,l,,roI nrosn.r;tv
,;.o ,. and t.ro,,h ,Lo neiaLhor,ooa
e,nnI, stors ond WIN IN making
+ha t,rm enn.J, I'll ,,o uao,o o.
,oa-rr &c n,s.i,Ja has attained f. g.
stat. If d.cil.d ,ro,,ori,y Nav
m, th,, on, ,,a,. G,j ,,orol.,ot
ub-, ,.s ,-,s,orel t,v airt or w;so
co.,to,.ri+ a,.d n,Ia,. LnIIaoea
p,t +bo.. c,oos coo.t,t,,e tho cx
oo,+ioos ,,ot n,,,o ,h. -,,o The
oene,,l Left If the n,op.eis one Of
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01


Of these men can speak four Ian
5uages, ami some Of them twice tia,
aumber. The general idea is tha,
| circus performers are & dissolute lot.
Bat this is a mistake. Canvasmer
md bill! pos; ers may be addicted to
the use Of red eye and inclined 10
engage in free fights with country
toughs or with themselves, but the
performers are quite different. They
look down upon the boilers and help
ers as actors look upon stage hands,
and associate but little with them.
The incessant demands Of his pro-
lessiOn upon his time and strength
are so great that the average per>
former finds dissipation wen nigh
impossible. Perhaps a majority OF
the "artists" save money each seas
%, and many of them sre men of
| family, owning LOIses in their na>
tive country.
Notwithstanding the better Op.
portunity for rest and sleep afforded
by rsilway transportation, show life
is anything but play, as is quickly
discovered by the silly boys who run
away from tiOtne to ''follOw the cir
Gus" Even the performers except
ing only a very few are required to
play many parts III the eircHs day .
appearing five or SIX times III The
| ring during an afternoon, and an
equal numLer of times, of course,
daring the evening. This means ten
or a dozen changes Of costume,t these
| changes to be made in a hurry, ard
often VIII e standing upon wet, cold
ground, with a rainstOrm beating mp
on the tent overhead, and the tenn
pa1ature as chilling as a lahGshore
May day.
There is ladies' dressing room,
tou-a smaller tent wherein a
score of womel, parade riders and
performers, gather to prepare them
selves for the put lie eye. OF course
no masculine feet are allowed to
enter these sacred pteCints, bat press
agent Day seizes the opportunity to
impress upon his listeners mind the
fact that all circus women are ladies,
and they are at all times carefully
protected from insults. "Just as
soon as a lady performer begins to
develop in her speciality her services
become valuable to somebody, and
that somebody sees that she is taken
care oF. Contrary tu the general Im-
preston, almost imp. tgnaols safe
guards are thrown about the persons
of women who earn their livelihood
In circuses, differing widely in tlis
respect from the conditions met
with on the stage"
Just without the dressln5 room.
and near the curtain throd5h which
the performers II axe tEeir entrances
and exits, is a tented ante room.
Here the performers gather in groups
to await their call. Here the trained
horses arc brought to Ge caparisoned
for their appearance before the null
itude. A lady in pink tights and
spangles and with pint of paint on
her face picks her way daintily over
the turf to the entrance and stands
beside the horse she is soon TO ri le
leisurely reading a fashion paper
Another pauses for a moment to
hush her babes cries by c0ddlrn.
the wee thing in its mothers bosom
Near by sits the placid and spect-
acled wardrobe woman, sewing
away at rent garment, unmind'ul
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
MR.. WILLIAMsON's BILL
To Compel Railroads 20 Maintain
Fences Along Their Routes.
lsPHoIAL TO rHE APPEAL.l


NASHVILLE, TENN, January 25.-Bill
introduced in the House today by Mr..
Williamson regarding the fencing OF
railroads:
SKoTIoN l. Be il enacted By he General
Assembly oftte Slate of Tesnessee, That
all persons or corporations owning or
operating railroads in the State OF Ten
nessee that fail within six months
after the passage OF this act, and all
persons or corpoIa'ions hereafter con-
structing new railroads within the
State OF Tennessee tat shall fail
within six moRths after any part
or parts OF such new road
or roads are opened for use to erect
and thereafter IN ainlain lawful fences
on both sides OF their respective
roads, suitable aud sufficient to pre-.
vent cattle, horsee, hogs and sheep
from getting on such roads, except at
the crossing Of public roads, neighbor-
hood roads, farm crossings or high
ways now existing or hereafter estab-
lishsd, and at these crossings shall
fail TO construct and hereafter msiD-
tain stock yards suit able and sufficient
to prevent horses, cattle, sheep and
hogs from entering thu Enclosures
between such fer cos, shsll be liable
to the owner or owners for the fair
market value Of such stock that may
be killed, or fair compensation for
all damage that may be done such
stock by the agents, engineers or carr,
together with reasonable attorney
fees, II euit is brought for the recov-
cry OF such loss or damsge, but this
act shall not be construed to prevent
persons owning land along the line Of
such road or roads
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted that
the laws or parts OF laws in conflict
with the provisions OF this act era here
by repealed.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted that
this act take effect Fix months after
its passage. as required in the first Sec
iion Of this act, the public welfare re-
quiriny 1t.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26

10 the chain works in Avondale. tits
the only establishment south OF the
Ohio river engaged 10 the business,
and chains OF all sizes are made there
from delicate little chain used on
reapers TO heavy steamboat cable.
All the iron used comes from the roll.
ing mill here, except the malleable
iron swivels and hooks on trace chains.
The Knoxville Journal says there is
no cause for alarm in that city becsuse
the Tennessee and Fist Virgi Tia Rail-
road hiss changed hands, for "the
shops will ttiy here. The offices will
stay here. There will be no bad ef-
fscte. In fact all the effects will be
good. Everything will stay and we
will get new things. Knoxville will
be M de, practically, the terminus OF
the LEU sville and Nashville road.
The n )IfClk ard WestJn will build
by Knoxville to tap the CincinD,t ii
southern and connect with the E.
LANCER system, and the building Of the
Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville
road will be hurried TO completion.
The Norfolk and Western must have
some way Of reaching cotton at Mem.
phis and wett arm connection at that
point"
MoRRIsrowN (Tenn.) Gazette: Mixed
accommodation trains will soon be
running on the branch road from
MoIristown tn Bristol. Trains stop at
all stations ten minutes for local
freight. Daily mail except Sunday.
Change cars at Bulls Gap for Rogers
vile. THE hardware trade, as a dis.
tlnctive industry, has but one repre-
sentative in Morris.o wn...... Mr.. W. T.
Rippetoe, Of this place, and Messrs.
Gahagau, of North Carolina, and
Townsend, Of Bristol, are arranging to
open an extensive tobacco warehouse
in Morristown this spring An acre
lot will be purchased and house 100
x200 e"ected mo good REASON exists
why this city should not become the
feat OF large man ufacturirg industries.
Coal, iron. timber, are all within easy
reach. We have one factory, the first
OF it's kind in the Southern Slater, en-
gsged in the manufacture of farm ma
chineFy.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
MIR. OAVIYS RESOLUTION
Touching N" r'iiterAcy OF the State
and the Surplus Revenue.
lsPEoIAL TO THE APPEAL.1

NASHVILLE, TENN, January 25.-
The House joint resolution, intro
duced by Mr.. Davis, of Shelby, cites
the large proportion of illiteracy in
this StRte also the fact that there is
an immense surplus revenue; also that
a reduction OF the same by reforming
the tariff and internal revenue laws in
acc ordauce with party pledges, seems
impossible until such time as the rev.
enue reform shall secure majority in
Congress: also that the Democratic
majority in the House favors the ap-
plication OF the Treasury surplus to
the ex'ipguishment of the public debt,
decreases in favor of such dig
posal OF the surplus II possible
and also In favor of the distribution
of reasonable proportion OF said
surplus among the States for educa.
tional purposes, il such can be done
without an infringement of the con-
stitutioual right OF the States to con-
troll their educational systems, and
requests representatives. in Congress
to favor some measure Of this sort,
either now introduced or which may
hereafter be introduced.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
THE JANUARY FRESHE rs.
Much Damage tn the Mohawk VAL
ley at frankfort.

~
CANAJoHARIE. Y, January 25,-
The January freshet in the Mohawk
Valley has done much damage. At
Frankfort alone fully $4,000 damage
has been done. Mr.. Decker, OF New
vile, started for Indi IN Caste yester-
day, but had no. proceeded far down
the Castle Greek Valley when an un.
usual sound c}ussd him to turn his
head, and he beheld a sight which
filed him with dlsmay. Ice, fence
rails and debris, borne upon the
swollen waters, was aim ,st upon him.
He reigned his horse from the main
road TO the higher land on the right,
but despite his frantic efforts and the
speed OF mis- horse the water was soon
upon him. Dashed from his sleigh,
he managed to ing TO barbed wire
fence upon the hillside, against which
he was thrown, and gradually worked
bis way to place OF safety. He was
horribly cut and bruised. The horse
was washed away.